Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-28
THE GRANGE FAIR.
A Good Exhibit and Large At
tendance.
Some of the Products of our Ken.
nebec Farmers.

tendance last evening and all had nothing
but words of praise for the successful ef-
forts OF our Granger friends. One OF the
first things that attracts the attention of
the spectator as he enters the hall is the
Poultry Exhibit.
This is we'll selected and shows a number
OF fine birds. Thomas Field has four
coops Of turkeys, Mrs. c. F. Fletcher five
coops of hens and one of ducks, Mrs. ID.
B. Savage coop of chickens, F. p. Beck
two coops Of hens, Chas. Sylvester one
coop of chickens and one of ducks. The
General farm Exhibits
are of very interesting and worthy char
acter. As we pass around the hall the
first attraction is that of j. IL. and &. A.
Yeaton. Those who are acquainted with
these gentlemen will need no assurance
that it is a good one. While the extent of
an exhibit of this nature and the limila-
tons of newspaper space preclude the
possibility Of much particular mention in
an opening and general article, we shall
endeavor to touch upon the most sahant
points and in our next issue to dwell more
upon special features. One thing in the
exhibition of the Messrs. Yeaton must not
be unnoticed aud that is stack of beans
containing a really marvellous number of
of pods. The exhibit of farm produce
which is made by Mr. Charles Sylvester
is an excellent one and called forth much
| favorable comment, as did also that OF Mr.
f. z. Beck. which came next to it. The
! general farm exhibit OF Mr.. G.. +. Fletch-
er was excellent, some beautiful traces of
corn being particularly admired. Mr..
| Fletcher's fine corn was not unrivalled
however, the fine display of Mr.. Column
bus Cottte contained some magnificent
traces OF this product, and left the public
| opinion in this matter in doubt.
The exhibit of farm produce oy Will
| lard Longfellow shows the work OF n
good farmer and contains many commend
able features, as does also that of Mr.. &.
Ii. Blasdell Mr.. G. S. Leighton had
some beautiful traces of corn and other
exhibits.
Mrs. H. A. Hall had three cucumbers
of the Jumbo variety. The largest meas
ured IA inches and the ''stoutest" was
l-2 inches in diameter.
| A good exhibit of general produce was
! that OF ID. B. Savage, and Mr.. w. q. FL
| field showed himself to be not only a sue
! CtSSIul DuG IL SOOu ldTllltE.
| Sweet potatoes and peanuts with the
stalks upon them which he had raised this
season. attracted much attention. And
some fine yellow butter spoke volumes for
his dairy.
K. +. Penney had good exhibit of
| garden produce as has also II. b. Conv
and a young gentleman whose name we
failed 10 learn. had among other things,
the Jumbo onion OF the fair. The
Pathological Exhibit
was good one in all respects Mr.. w.
III. Atherton has one hundred plates.
The Messrs. Yeaton have "a plates and
upon their table is a beautiful exhibit of
cut flowers by their wives, containing l07
shades. Mr.. G.. w. Williams has four
teen well selected plates of fruit. conspic-
uous among which is the Wealthy apple
Willard Longiellow exhibits y plates of
fine fruit and G.. F. Fletcher Is plates
Mr.. S. L. Boardman exhibits u plates of
apples and pears and Mr.. f. p. Black
seven plates. The ladies are not to be
outdone on the fruit exhibit. Mrs. S.
w. Lane has an exhibit OF II plates, one
being filled with some fine cranberries.
and Mrs. j. S. Hobbs has eleven plates of
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stand in the centre of the hall contains
some beautiful pot plants contributed by
Mrs. Fifield, Mrs. Lane, Mr.. 5. l.. Board
man, Mr.. Horace Hall and others. There
is perfect wilderness of fancy quilts on
the walls of the gallery, the work of Mrs.
Fields, H. NJ. Hall, Mrs. Ida Cony, Miss
Eta Read, Miss Eva Gldden and ID. b.
Savage. Mr.. II. NJ. Hall exhibits fine
collection of minerals and other curiosi.
ties
An interesting feature of the fair are
the Italian bees at work in observation
hives. These belong to Mrs. Ruel Gid
den. There is also honey extractor, and
a queen nursery. The honey in the bottles
show the crowning act of this industry
The display of fancy work is extensive
and beautiful, but lack of space forbids
special mention in this issue. There il
also an excellent display of art by Mrs
Turner, Miss Williams, Master Joe p
McKenney, aged II years, whose three
pictures attracted much attention, and
others. Fifty varieties of jellies and
canned fruits and "a plates OF apples and
pears are shown from Z. F. Pinkham's
garden. Mr.. A. S. Pinkham makes 8
good exhibition OF glass ware from bis
bazaar.
The butter and cheese department con-
tains some fine specimens from Mrs. Fl
field, Mrs. Cotter and Mrs. w. p. Ather.
ton, and Mrs. s. l.. Boardman, Miss An
ME l.. w. Cottle and Miss Leo Savage
show some bread and washington pie that
makes one hungry to look at.N A large
case of antiquities contains many interest.
ing things among which is a silver tea POI
that came over in the Mayfiower, and q
razor that once scraped the chin of George
Washington.
In the canned fruit line Mrs. w. p
Atherton, Mrs. w. e.. Fifeld, Mrs. Chas
Sylvester, Mrs. r. Glidden, Mrs. S. L.
Boardman and others make some fine ex
hibits. There is an excellent display OF
knitting and fancy work by various la
dies.
Mr.. J. S. Hobbs has a sunfower thai
is entitled to the washington pie. 1t is q
foot and half in diameter The stalk on
which it grew is twelve feet tall. Beside
it is small flower of the same variety
donated by Mr.. I'll. NJ. Hall.
The crowd in attendance was an excel
lent one, composed of some of our best
people.
There was an entertainment in the eve.
/ pinn for uhich PnI1op3o orobootro fr~